Health, International news, News

The Dangers of Car Air Fresheners: What These Companies Don’t Want You To Know

Published 23 January 2019

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

The Dangers of Car Air Fresheners: What These Companies Don’t Want You To Know

Car air fresheners have been around for quite some time. The most popular being the disposable Little Trees air freshener (you know, those tiny trees you always see hanging from people’s rear-view mirrors).

While many of us drive around with these multi-scented Little Trees and other similar devices that pump out fragrance into our cars, do we ever actually think about what those smells could be doing to our body?

As more and more people become more aware of the products that trigger their headaches, dizziness and other negative symptoms, I think it’s time we also pay attention to products we might not even consider – like Little Tree air fresheners.

The Dangers of Car Air Fresheners

Local Sports, Sports

NEVIS SPORTS DAYS 2019

Published 23 January 2019

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

Nevis Athletics

NEVIS SPORTS DAYS 2019
February
1st – – – – Sports Day – Maude Smith Pre
20th – – – Sports Day – CPS (Mondo Track)
21st – – – Sports Day – GSS (Ball Pasture)
22nd – – – Sport Day – VOJN
26th – – – Sports Day – EPPS (Flats)
28th – – – Sports Day – CBIS

Local news, News

STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGE TO AID IN THE NATIONAL CURRICULUM REFORM

Published 23 January 2019

Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGE TO AID IN THE NATIONAL CURRICULUM REFORM

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 22, 2019 (SKNIS): The Ministry of Education, through the Curriculum Development Unit (CDU) is, this week (January 21-25), holding a number of sessions to engage with stakeholders to map the way forward for the National Curriculum Reform.

Policy Goal Two of the 2017 – 2021 Education Sector Plan addresses strengthening the quality and relevance of education at all levels in order to improve learning. An important outcome of Programme Area Two is the implementation of a revised national curriculum and learning assessment system.

Local news, News

Post Cabinet Briefing for January 14 & 18, 2019

Published 23 January 2019

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CHAIRMAN OF CABINET, PRIME MINISTER DR. THE HON. TIMOTHY HARRIS

Post Cabinet Briefing for January 14 & 18, 2019

Basseterre, St. Kitts, January 22, 2019 (SKNIS): The formal meetings of the Cabinet took place on Monday, January 14, and Friday, January 18, 2019. The meetings were chaired by Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris. Here are the salient matters that were discussed, and the decisions taken that are designed to advance the growth and development of the country:

The Cabinet was updated on national security matters, ongoing court matters, the report of the St. Kitts and Nevis National Commission on Marijuana, human resource issues, matters relating to the presence of the Regional Security System (RSS), the 30^th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), which takes places in St. Kitts from the 26^th to 27^th of February, 2019; the evolving Citizenship by Investment (CBI) issues and the Poverty Alleviation Programme, which had its first pay out on December 24, 2018 in Independence Square, Basseterre.
The discussion of issues from the Cabinet’s agenda of January 14 continued January 19 with ministry by ministry reports of each minister stating the past achievements of their respective ministries and the proposals and plans for the year 2019.
The chair also updated the Cabinet on the continued build out of the Poverty Alleviation Programme with information from the Ministry of Sustainable Development and suggestions for a more structured pay out to eligible recipients.

https://youtu.be/82WzPXBTfn0

Local news, News, Travel

PM HARRIS AND CEO KHAN REAFFIRM STRENGTH OF ST. KITTS AND NEVIS’ CBI PROGRAMME

Published 23 January 2019

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PM HARRIS AND CEO KHAN REAFFIRM STRENGTH OF ST. KITTS AND NEVIS’ CBI PROGRAMME

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, January 22, 2019 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU), Mr. Les Khan, have reaffirmed the high due diligence standards associated with the country’s Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Programme, which is regarded as the platinum brand of the economic citizenship industry.